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Monday, February 14, 2022
China's soymeal prices soar to record high prices, swine industry affected
China's soymeal prices on the Dalian Commodity Exchange rallied to its highest price on record after concerns rose over South America's drought-hit soybean crop and tightening meal supplies in local markets, Reuters reported.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Commissioner appointed in Italy to manage African swine fever outbreak
A special commissioner has been appointed by the Italian government to coordinate measures aimed at eliminating the country's African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, Reuters reported.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Chinese swine producer Zhengbang inks deal to boost cashflow
China's second biggest swine producer, Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology, has signed an agreement with Jiangxi Railway Aviation Investment worth US$1.6 billion that it says will increase cashflow, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
More African swine fever cases in South Africa
240 swine have been killed by African swine fever (ASF) in the Southern Cape, South Africa as the country's Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer announced ASF outbreaks in KwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay and Thembalethu, George townships, Cape Times reported.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
France to set up roadmap aiding domestic swine industry
France is working with the domestic swine sector to define a concerted roadmap, in which all stakeholders commit to helping the industry overcome an ongoing crisis and set structural and transformational objectives.
Monday, February 7, 2022
Philippines' agriculture firms sign up for government swine repopulation efforts
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture said it has inked a partnership with private firms that look to join the country's swine repopulation efforts after swine numbers drastically declined following African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, ...
Thursday, February 3, 2022
UK swine industry says slaughter backlog result of butcher shortage
The UK swine industry said it is badly affected by a slaughter backlog of more than 170,000 hogs after the mass departure of east European workers led to a shortage of butchers, Reuters reported.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Bulgaria confirms bird flu and African swine fever outbreak
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said it has confirmed an avian influenza outbreak in the Haskovo region and an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak at Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad district, The Sofia Globe reported.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Philippines proposes an income tax holiday for swine farmers
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture has proposed an income tax holidat for swine farmers to boost swine repopulation in the country, Philstar Global reported.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
South Africa confirms African swine fever at Southern Cape
African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in the Southern Cape, South Africa, with swine farmers in the area served quarantine notices to stop the spread of the disease, Independent Online South Africa reported.
Friday, January 28, 2022
Malaysian minister slams African swine fever rumours in Sabah state
Jeffrey Kitingan, Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah state, Malaysia, has criticised online rumours calling consumers to avoid consuming pork in the state because it has been infected with African swine fever (ASF), Free Malaysia Today reported ...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Thailand's swine production set to decrease 12% in 2022
Thailand's Department of Livestock Development said live swine production in the country is expected to decrease by 12% in 2022 compared to last year, The Bangkok Post reported.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Up to 40% drop in Thailand's 2022 swine production expected
Swine production in Thailand is expected to reach 12-13 million head in 2022, down 35-40% an the average annual production of around 19-20 million pigs prior to the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, according to the US Department of Agric ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Higher demand for pig feed as China's swine industry recovers from ASF
The continued development and recovery of China's swine industry in the wake of African swine fever (ASF) brings an increasing market demand for pig feed.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Swine population in the Philippines grows following repopulation programme
Reildrin Morales, director of the Philippines' Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry said the country's swine population has grown by about 700,000 heads in 2021 thanks to a repopulation programme, following two straight yea ...

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